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Jesse of Kakheti

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Jesse (Georgian: იესე) or Isā Khān (Persian: عیسی خان, romanizedʿIsā Khān; Georgian: ისა-ხანი) (died September 15, 1615), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a Safavid-appointed ruler of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1614 to 1615.[1]

Jesse was a son of Prince George, himself a son of King Alexander II of Kakheti. Held as a political hostage by Abbas I of Persia, he was converted to Islam[2] and brought up at the shah’s court in Isfahan.[3] In 1614, when Abbas I's armies overrun Kakheti, the king Teimuraz I had to flee to western Georgia (Kingdom of Imereti). Abbas appointed his loyal vassal, Isā Khān, as a governor of the region, but he failed to gain a foothold there. He was killed during an uprising against his rule.

Jesse is not to be confused with his granduncle Prince Jesse of Kakheti, also known as Isā Khān.

References

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  1. ^ Colin P. Mitchell. New Perspectives on Safavid Iran: Empire and Society Taylor & Francis, 3 mrt. 2011 ISBN 1136991948 p 69.
  2. ^ A history of the Georgian people, By William Edward David Allen, pg. 153
  3. ^ Colin P. Mitchell. New Perspectives on Safavid Iran: Empire and Society Taylor & Francis, 3 mrt. 2011 ISBN 1136991948 p 69.